07-05-2009, 06:42 PM | #43 | |
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I'll tell ya.. I am scared to death to try another launch control with it. Maybe I will stick to rolling starts instead.. Another thing, I did do a couple burnouts a couple days before the launch control, and when I would dump the clutch, I would always get a very noticeable "Thud" noise coming from either the tranny or rear end. Probably the output shaft cracking at the time.... |
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07-05-2009, 09:03 PM | #44 |
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well call me stupid but . IM FURIOUS took the car out for supper stopped at stop sigh revved the car to about 3500-4k then dumped clutch and thud broken car ..im very mad i hope they have a fix/upgrade for it cause if the car does it again after repair i dont know what ill doo..
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07-05-2009, 09:09 PM | #45 |
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What vin is your camaro?
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07-05-2009, 09:23 PM | #46 |
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ill let ya know when i get home i just dropped it off at dealer
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07-05-2009, 10:33 PM | #47 | |
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07-05-2009, 10:39 PM | #48 |
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mine is vin # 13070
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07-06-2009, 10:11 AM | #49 | |
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Burned the clutch nicely....fortunately no permanent damage (that I know of). |
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07-06-2009, 11:40 AM | #50 |
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okay guys first off don't take this the wrong way but I drag race competitively, I have an NHRA competition license and i have been doing it for close to 15 years...
GM putting a "launch control" in these cars was dumb IMO. I know it's there but dumping your clutch at 4,000 rpm's is just plain asking for trouble even without sticky tires.. You are going to get better acceleration slipping the clutch than straight dumping it until you get some serious hardware underneath it and a much better clutch. People are going to be frying clutches left and right. Are clutches warrantied items? Last time i checked they werent cause they are wear/tear items..... honestly stop using that stupid crap. I GUARANTEE GM will not include the launch control for the 2011 camaro cause it's gonna cost them more money in the long run fixing broke cars....
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V8 Camaros are supposed to freakin MELT their rear tires daily. This is a metallurgic failure. Not driver error. It would break with or without launch control. Quote:
V8 only. Breaking trannys and rear cv joints it seems... Quote:
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They will break with or without launch control. This is metallugy problem like the Toyota Tundra's V8 camshafts that broke at the beginning of production. Awww Snap!!
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07-06-2009, 03:24 PM | #52 |
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Yeah, I'm going to go pick her up in about an hour. They just got done replacing the tranny. Service guy says that the output shaft wasn't properly hardened and the new one should be fine.. Hope so!
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07-06-2009, 10:20 PM | #53 |
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i sure hope they fix the issue with a upgrade part and no more problems
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Good info. So the failing parts were not hardened properly. Only good thing I can find here is it sounds like they've identified the cause, and should be able to permanently rectify the situation. Quote:
Keep watching here...
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07-07-2009, 03:02 AM | #55 |
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There should be a recall on all these tranny problems. Is there a way to alert GM of all these tranny probs, so they could start looking into it?
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07-07-2009, 06:22 AM | #56 |
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